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April Fools, Whitewater! While we didn't technically break anything, we did need to put the site into maintenance mode so our new skin could be installed! Our new look is all thanks to Tor, who created this custom skin for us! We are incredibly thankful for his talents and kindness, so be sure to shower him with love!

As with any big change, there are some things to keep in mind as well as some updates you'll need to do on your end regarding the new skin. 

➤ While everything should be functional through the new skin, we did run into some issues with the templates functioning differently between our old and new skin. This was unfortunately something that couldn't be resolved, and so some old templates will appear slightly wonky on our new skin.

We have updated the fixed template codes and we are working on fixing any impacted informational and important posts, but your own affected posts will be up to ya'll to fix! This gift comes with just a little work.

We will have more information later this week as to what updates will be required, but feel free to start editing any of your posts before then! 

Here are links to the currently updated templates, for your convenience!
Post Templates
Bio Templates (featuring two new color variations!)


➤ You'll also notice that ooc avatars aren't showing up. You'll just need to take one step to help your avatar to appear...go into 'edit profile' on your account, copy the image link of your avatar, and post it into the 'Hover Image' section! While the avatar appears smaller, it's the same ratio as the previous skin, so no resizing needed!

At the moment, character avatars for posts are also not showing up. This requires a behind-the-scene fix and should be resolved later this week! There won’t be anything you’ll need to do, so just hang tight for a few days until we get those images to appear correctly!

➤ If you notice anything that seems off or looks buggy, please let Tor know or message in #ask-staff so we can look into it! We definitely expect some things to have been missed, so don't be afraid to let us know!

Thank you all for the incredible community we've built and another big thank you to Tor for our new look! More April updates will be posted soon regarding our next age-up and a small roleplay event!